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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-31
what is Repartee ?

Repartee is sudden flash. 1t is
turning current of thought in an op-
posite direction. 1t is the upsetting of
a train of thought. 1t is really dsf0,m-
tng a thought. Repartee is case
where one speaker makes plain state
ment, aimed in certain direction,
which heaysy collides with and re-
verses so as to shoot straight back at the
speaker.
what want said prompous or
ator, aiming at his antagonist, lis good
common sense. y
( Exactly was the whispered reply,
that's just what you need
Repartee is often very unkind, but
its unkindness is excusable when the
person indulging in it has been attacked.
For instance: 49, asT s
Aberpethy, the famous surgeon, swore
violently at poor Irish paver who had
piled some paving-stones on the doctors
sidewalk.
Remove them away with them /
screamed Abernethy, with an oath.
sBut where shall take them tor
asked Pat.
sTo hell with them!' exclaimed the
doctor.
Hadn't better take them to heav-
en-? Sure, and they'd be more out OF
your honor's way there, said Pat, as
he leaned on his spade.
An instance of unkind repartee is re-
corded on Charles Lamb:
One day loving mother brought
her beautiful golden-haired baby in to
dinner in her arms. She was very
proud of her sweet babe, and, holding
it up with pride and joy in her eyes,
she said:
'Mr. Lamb, how do you like ba-
bies p ~ aH
Il like 'em boiled, madam boiled ?
OF course that mother never loved
Mr.. Lamb after that.
The first piece of repartee in the
English language is the instance where
two Irishmen were walking under the
gibbet ofNewgate. Looking up at the
gibbet, one of them remarked
sAh, Pat, where would you be if the
gibbet had done its duty7' a
Faith, Flanagan, said Pat, 'and
I'd be walking London--aH alonel. .
A fine bit of repartee is attributed
to Douglas Jerrold
Have you seen my Descent into
Hella' inquired an author, a great bore
who had written book with fiery
title.
NO. replied Douglas jerrold, 'bu
should like to-
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-31
Miscellaneous.


The Fall and Winter stock foy
1898, noa0 being exli6sted at
OeAm's Acme Hall is pronounced
BY e0e,y6Ody to be the gyaudest, by
far, and most choice evey seen in
Baltimore, aOAa1e slysaOd judges de-
clare the prices to be 'aOay deloav
Mose Of any either Aouse in the bus
mess :. The great stock of FUR
NZSHZWG GOODS is HkeaOlse
sold ve,y close -, Call and see as. 5
Visstoxs, a0hekhey 6uying ar nat, are
alaOays a0ele0n,e, and aOe haze e0e,y
convenience for Meiy saccomm0da-
hon :. If unable to come, send for
Catalogues, Samples and Self
Measurements, a0Aich shall be foy-
zOa,ded, free Of cast, Iyysta,w mail. {
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Do Something.
Scientific American.

Aman who kept quite number of men
employed in different ways, SO that large
ly they could not be under his immedi-
ate control, complains, in the industrial
Gazette, that the worst trouble he had
was to secure men upon whom he could
rely to do something. He would tell
them plain enough what he wanted, and
then start them out. Ifanything should
turn up different from what had expect
ed, the larger proportion of his men
would come back without accomplish
ing anything.
As an illustration, he had man with
team handling bridge lumber quite a
distance from one of his saw mills to a
railroad shipping point. BY securing a
reasonably early start, the team could
make good load every day. One af-
ternoon, as he was returning with load,
and had got perhaps half way home, in
coming down hill, through strip of
timber, one of the hind wheels struck a
stump and, by some means, broke the
axle of the wagon. The man always
carried an ak and an extra chain or two,
especially to guard against accidents.
He was in timber where, with very little
trouble, he could have arranged some
thing that would have enabled him to
have taken his load into town. He
might have been a little longer than usu-
al. Instead of this he pulled his load
to one side of the road, unhitched his
team, and mounting one of the horses,
rode into town. His employer did not
happen to be at home, so nothing was
done until the next morning, when ne
borrowed another wagon and went out
and brought in the lumber, and then,
leaving the wagon, rode out, rugged a
pole under the broken axle, and brought
the wagon to town to the shop. An
other day was lost in getting the wagon
repaired. At least full day lost more
than was necessary, simply because
he could not see that it was his business
to do something. Il could he said,
have stood a heavier loss with better
grace if the man had only tried to do
something rather than spend his time do
| ing nothing. He could at least have
shown disposition to do the best he
could. There are plenty of men who
see a thing, routine work, done every
day, and yet ifthey were told to do the
same thing, would ask to be shown how
They learn nothing from observation.
They may see lumber piled up every day
or see and even help put up machinery
load AGAR with certain material yet ash
one ofthem to 60 ahead and do by them
selves just what they have been helping
do, and they will want to be shown how
They are either incapable or indiferen
of learning by observation, or even help
ing. With some this is simply the re
suit of thoughtlessness. They do no
stop to think that they are failing t
work as they should to their employers
interests. With others, it is simply in
difference. So the days work, or tim
rather, is put in; it is a small matte
whether the work accomplished is in an.
way profitable to the employer or not.
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American Girls and Women.
Philadeldhia Press.


Here are a few sensible reflections
upon the physical condition of Amer
ican women we'll worth reading: The
want of physical exercise by American
girls while growing up is one cause OF
their premature old age. Much of the
insanity that affects our land is attribu-
ted by physicians to want of bodily out
door exercise in childhood and the
precocious development of mind. The
indoor labor performed by many Amer
lean women is astonishing. What
affects the body influences the mind
When one is worn and irritated it acts
on the other. English women usually
have better servants and more of them.
They are trained thoroughly for the
special departments of house and kitch-
en- work. English women walk and
ride more, marry later, and have by
nature better constitutions.
American women marry too early
and live secluded. Many are scarcely
out of school before they have settled
down as wives and housekeepers. The
cares of a family are devolving upon
them before they have the strength and
nerve to perform them. One reason
that our female ancestors lasted longer
and had better health was that their
minds were not so much taxed nor the
nerves so high strung. Most American
men are so absorbed in business they
have not time to relieve their wives at
all of domestic cares, and fail to give
them encouragement and friendly ad-
vice. The want of congeniality in the
dispositions of husbands and wives,
and the customs of social life, often
produce discord in the home circle
that is detrimental to health. With
the ancients physical culture first receiv-
ed attention, then moral, then mental.
The American girls have fairer, fresh
er appearance from sixteen to eighteen
years of age than foreigners, but fade
earlier. Women know not enough OF
the laws that govern health and OF the
diseases incident to their sex and child
rem. How often do we see peevishness
manifested by sickly wife and mother
who, by a knowledge of the laws ol
health and strict observance of them,
might be strong and healthy and fitted
for her responsible and arduous duties.
Some one has said: "He who is not
physician at thirty is a fool-a physi.
clan to his mind as to his body, ac'
uuainted with his own moral constitu-
tion-its diseases, its remedies, its diet,
| its conduct.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-31

Keep watch on your words, my children,
For words are wonderful things;
They are sweet. like the bees honey;
Like bees, they have terrible stings;
They can bless like the warm, glad sunshine,
And brighten the lonely life;
They can cut in the strife of anger
Like an open, two-edged knife.
Let them pass through your lips 'urchsllenged,
If their errand be true and kind
If they come to support the weary,
To comfort and help the blind;
If q bitter revengeful spirit M
Prompt the words, let them be unsaid;
They may fash through the brain like lightning,
Or fall on the heart like lead
Keep them back ii they're cold and cruel,
Under bar, and lock, and seal;
The wounds they make, my children,
Are always slow to- heal.
May Christ guard your lips, and ever,
From the time of your rsearly youth,
8 May the words that you daily utter
Be the words of the beautiful truth.
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Patrick's Certificate of Honesty.
Kentucky State Journal.

KENTUCKY state Jotrndt.
Patrick applied for situation as por-
ter for wholesale store.
Patrick, I'm afraid you're not strict
ly honest
Faith an ply does ye be thinkin'
Dim not hones.P
well, I've heard some whisperings
that you were little unreliable when at
your last place. must have perfect
ly honest man here
Faith an Oh can show ye certificate
of honesty that'll make ye change yer
moind moighty quick.
He then drew out dirty piece of
paper containing words of the greatest
praise of himself.
sWho wrote this, Patrickf
sWho wrote it Oh did, sor.'
'Oh, no is certificate of your own
writing proof of your honestyf
1T is, sor; because sor, Oi know more
about mesilf than any other mon do;
an, begorry, if Oh wusn't honest Oh
wouldn't be after tellin' ye Oh writ it
mesilf.
well, I'll try you, Patrick
D@r' Bessie, l hear your sister is sick,
what ails her p
Il don't know, ma'am. May be it's
the diploma.
The what, childf'
sThe diploma. l heard mother say
she took it at school.
b0-As it is easier to run down hill
than to hold back, SO is it often easier
to float with the tide than to guard a
conviction.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-31

s@rAn Irishman, writing to his wife,
who was still in sOuld Ireland began
his letter by making the following sur
prising statement:
It's foine country, Bridget, and no
mishtake. I've this day put phwat they
call an inshoorance on me loife, an il
I'd fall down ladther wild me hod an
break me neck tomorry, begara an Ia
get $as wake as long as I'm dead. It's
foine country, that's phwat it is.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-31
Boxing the Ears

DIR. Samuel Sexton has contributed
an article to the Medical Record on the
subject of boxing the ears. He has
upon his records fifty-one cases in which
the ear has been injured by the blows
of the open hand or fist. Of these,
thirty-one were males and twenty fe-
males. Of the males, thirteen had
been boxed upon the right ear, thirteen
upon the left, and three upon both
ears. One was kicked by companion
upon the left ear while bathing, and
the right ear of another was injured by
having his head violently squeezed be-
tween the hand of another person.
Of the females, fourteen were struck
upon the left ear and six upon the
right. Five of The women were assault
ed by their husbands. Of the entire
number, eight were boxed IN play,
four by school-teachers, two by parents,
and one, fervent lover, by his sweet
heart. Several cases occurred among
pugilists, and others were due to as
saults and brawls. The nature of the
injuries varied to a considerable de-
gree. One had Inflammation of the
ear, with suspicion of intracranial trou-
BILE. He had running of the ear for
twelve years, following blow upon
that organ. This patient subsequently,
died with brain disease. In another
case the ear became inhamed, and the
hearing was very much impaired. In
still another, the patient was slapped
by his father upon the left ear. Imme-
diate pain and deafness followed, with
bloody discharge from the ear. It
was three months before he recovered.
The dangers to which DIR. Sexton calls
attention are SO grave that parents,
teachers, and others should never pun
ish those committed to their chage by
4 ~
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-31

s@-Do to-day's duty, fight to days
temptation, and do not weaken and
distract yourself by looking forward
to things which you cannot see, and
could not understand if you saw them.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-31

BG Contentment is pearl of great
price, and whoever procures it at the
expense of ten thousand desires makes
wise and happy purchase. ss
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-31

s@Don,t Judge man by the noise
he makes in this world. Two trade
dollars in the pocket will make more
jingle than $4,000.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-31

s@ Aristotle affirms that the true
nature of riches consists in the content
ed use and enjoyment of the things we
have, rather than in the possession oi
them. s ~ sssf
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-31

D6rManage all your actions and
thoughts in such a manner as If you
were just going out of the world.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-31

D@Occupation is the necessary basis
of all enjoyment.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-31

b0-As it is easier to run down hill
than to hold back, so is it often easier
to float with the tide than to guard
conviction.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-22
4 Hattie Between Two sheriffs.

sr. LOUIS, April 2l.-A special from Pop
lar Bluff, Mo, says: Tuesday night Consta-
BILE Charles Barfield, of Butler county, went
to Neeleyyille with posse OF half dozen
deputies to arrest two outlaws, desperate fell
lows, and finding them away from the house,
quietly took possession to await their return
On the same night the Ripley county sheriff
came to Neeleyville on the same mission.
The affairs of both parties were 50 secretly
carried out that neither knew Of the others
presence The Butler county men had hardly
taken possession when they heard the Ripley
county deputies approaching and supposed
they were the outlaws who had come with
large force. Scarcely had the Ripley men
surrounded the house before the Butler dep
uties opened fusilade upon them with Win-
chester rifles. The fire was returned and for
several hours the deputies waged desultory
warfare At daylight the besieged recog-
nized the besieging party and parley was
effected which ended the battle Two men
were wounded, though not fatally. Tie
outlaws have left the country.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-22
WASHINGTON TELEGRAMS.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE CON-
MIssloNERs CRITICISED.

An Interview with Representative Pay
son, of Illinois, ON the Suspension Of the
Long and short Haul Clause-The Pacific
Railroad Investigators-Other News.
WASHINGTON, April 81 Representative
Payson, of Illinois, in an interview in the
Star, is credited with criticising the inter-
state commerce commission very sharply for
suspending the long and short haul sections
of the law. He says he was disappointed and
Disguised at the way in which things had
been going on He declared that the com
mission had no warrant for the suspension of
the long and short haul clause, and exceeded
their authority in suspending it.
The arguments upon which they acted in
doing SO, he said, were the same that were
made against the bill in congress and were
then overruled. If there was anything con-
gress insisted upon it was that clause. He
thought that in the next congress the friends
of the bill would propose to repeal the clause
which gave the commission any discretion at
all in the matter, and he thought congress
would insist that the long and short haul
CLAUSE be given a trial.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-22
Foreign.

England has made AN offer to the UniteI
States which is considered in the nature of a
.sfeeler,' in settlement of the fisheries dis
lpute Six Of the cars assailahts have been
sentenced to death, and the others 10 life i'm.
rrisonment Salisbury, Chamberlain, Nor.
lev and Harcourt unburdened themselves
yesterday on the existing situation. The
Parneilites oppose an investigation Of the al
legged Times forgery. An Irish non-commis-
stoned officer and a civilian employee have
been arrested for selling Woolwich arsenal
secrets The ailment of the Crown Prince
Of Germany is said to be not cancer, but
catarrh OF the throat Nine of Lord Lans-
downe's tenants were evicted yesterday.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-22
1t Effects the Whaling Industry.

New BEDFORD, Mass, April 21.-The
great increase in railroad rates over the
various lines between this city and San Fran
cisco, as result of the interstate commerce
law, is likely to lead to material changes in
the method of conducting the whaling indus
try. For several years past, since the whale
fishing became diverted chiefly to the North
Pacific ocean, it has been the custom to keep
the New Bedford whaling fleet stations at
San Francisco, and send the captains and
crews from this place overland to join their
vessels The catches consisting of many
thousands of barrels of oil aud large quaint
ties of whalebone, have been shipped from
San Francisco TO this mlr1sl b. rail The
present high freight rates, if maintained, are
likely to prove prohibitory, and shipping men
here think that the old 'metlol of having the
whaling ships bring their cargces around
Cape Horn to the eastern markets will again
have to be resorte1 to. The result it is feared
will be very discouraging and Improbable
to the business
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-22
Midnight Riot.

MACON, No, April 2l.-A bad riot occur
red last night at La Plata, few miles from
here During the afternoon about 500 rail-
road laborers were paid off and all went on
spree, drinking and fighting. Two Of them
were arrested and locked up, but the mob
broke down the doors of the caaboose, res
cued their friends and defed the police to
make any more arrests. Toward midnight
the men divided into two crowds and in
Obliged in general fight, using knives and
pistols. Several of the combatants were
seriously wounded, but it could not be ascer-
tained whether anv were bin :
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-22
I 1derson. CROW Creek Acencv. D 1.,ota:
Interstate Com missioners.

WASHINGTON, April 2l.-At the session of
the interstate commerce commission, Mr..
W. S. Mellen, general manager of the Wis
consin- Central railway; j. A. Handley, gen.
eral manager of the Minneapolis & North
west railway, and Mr.. Brown as attorney
for the Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha railway,
presented petitions and made arguments in
support of the same asking for the suspen-
sion of the long and short haul section of the
interstate commerce law. ~
Mr.. Joseph Monk, OF Chicago, in a letter
to the commission asks that the law, so far
as it applies to him, be suspended, SO that he
may, in the future, as he has in the past, en-.
icy the benefits of free railroad passes
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-22
Removing the Dead millionaire.

New YORK, April al.-Mrs. Alexander
Mitchell, widow of the dead Milwaukee
millionaire, has arrived in this city from
Jacksonville, Fla, whence she was sum-
mone1 by the announcement of her hus-
banl's death. She was met by her son.
Mrs. Mitchell has been suffering all winter
from bodily weakness and the sad news and
long and rapid journey increased her all
ment, SO that she is very ILL., At 2 O'clock
the casket was takeA from the Hoffman
house to the Pennsy Ivania depot, in Jersey
City, and placed in Mr. Mitchell's private
car. A ca.af I,que was fixed in the smoking
compartment or the car, and upon this the
casket wa; placed. None of the family ac-
CO npanied tine body to the car. At Z: Is
O'Clock last night the whole party, consistin :
of Mrs. Mitchell John L. Mitchell: AMI wife,
Mr.. Lockwood, his son-in-law, Dr. Mckee
and Undertaken Patterson, left for Milwau
kee in the private car attached to the Chi
cago express of the Pennsylvania road.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-22
Banquet to Bancroft.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 21.--A commit.
tee from the Tennessee Historical society es-
corted Mr.. Bancroft yesterday evening to
the State Normal college, the Fisk univers-
ity and ne:shboring hills, returning to the
Maxwell house for dinner. In the afternoon
they visited Mr. Overton Lea at his beautiful
home, Leland and the battlefield of Nash.
vile. reception was rendered Mr.. Ban
croft at Historical society rooms in the even
ing, at which throng of the most promi.
nent people of the city was present Judge
Lea introduced Mr.. Bancroft and delivered
an address OF welcome, in which he referred
gracefully to Mr. Bancroft as the first man
who had done justice to the Importance of
the battle of Kings Mountain. Mr.. Ban
croft responded in pleasant speech of fif-
teen minutes, which charmingly entertained
all present. He will visit Belle Mead with
Gen. Jackson on Thursday.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-22
He Did Not Lea,e cine Civ.

JAMESTOWN, N. Y, April 90 Edward
Perry's gambling rooms We're raided by the
police last night anu ten men were captured.
4.mong them We're Harry Williams and John
Kane, who have no visible means of support
ms morning Kane was given two hours III
which to leave town, and Williams was held
in $500 bail Soon after Kane left the court
room dwelling house on Buffalo street was
ent red by thi1e who proved to @be Kane
de was brought back and held. The All
tholities say that Kane's picture is in the
rogues' gallery
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-22
Pacific Railroad Investigators.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The Pacific rail
way commission held short session in Their
temporary headquarters yesterday. But
beyond looking over the law creating tile
commission to find out just what they are to
do and how to proceed to do it, and appoint
ing secretary, Mr.. Charles T. Young. 81
New York city. did little or nothing Tie
commission expect to accomplish but little
during the next few days except to examine
the law and authorities, and determine just
what is expected of them Under the law
they are authorized to appoint experts to as
sist in the investigation. Their first labor
will be to collect all the record evidences at
tainable. They will call upon the treasury
department and the United Sra.es comm.s-
sioner of railroads for transcripts of all
books, papers and documents calculated to
throw any light UPON the transactions and
business of the Pacific railroads. Then they
will proceed to take testimony
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-22
Back in Washington

WASHINGTON, April 21.-Capt. Hassler,
appointment clerk of the interior depart
ment, has returned from st. Louis, where he
has been for the last two weeks assisting the
commissioner Of Indian affairs in opening
bids and awarding contracts for Indian sup
plies for the next fiscal year. Commissioner
Atkins is on his way to Washington, and viii
stop day or two at his home in Tennessee,
reaching here the latter part of the week.